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  "patent_number": "US 388850",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "George Eastman's Original Box Camera Design",
  "original_title": "Camera",
  "summary": "A foundational 1888 patent by George Eastman describing the mechanical structure of a simple, mass-market box camera that made photography accessible to everyday people.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes the internal mechanical housing and shutter mechanism for a portable camera. It focuses on the structural assembly required to hold a roll of photographic film and expose it to light through a lens. By simplifying the internal components, it allowed for a compact, handheld device that did not require a tripod or complex chemical setup by the user.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover digital image sensors or electronic light metering",
    "Does not cover autofocus mechanisms or motorized lens movement",
    "Does not cover the chemical composition of the photographic film itself",
    "Does not cover color photography processes"
  ],
  "filed": null,
  "granted": "1888-09-04",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "George Eastman",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/george-eastman",
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 1,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "mechanical"
  ],
  "abstract": null,
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/388850/kodak-roll-film-camera-eastman",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/388850/kodak-roll-film-camera-eastman/md",
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